Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
Advocates for undocumented students have their hands full as they prepare for President-elect Donald Trump to take office later this month.
They’re fielding questions from nervous students fearful of Trump’s promises of mass deportations and advising college staff members seeking to support these students within legal bounds. But then, the Biden administration dropped a fresh disappointment on top of their concerns when it pulled back on a proposal to make undocumented students eligible for some TRIO programs.
The job of a college president often involves being optimistic, even when that attitude appears to defy reality. But there was little of that positivity this week as the presidents of several hundred private nonprofit colleges met to commiserate about what they saw as the future of their institutions and the state of higher education.
The Council of Independent Colleges’ annual meeting, in San Antonio, instead focused around a theme of navigating “conflict.” With whom? Virtually everyone: elected officials, trustees, faculty, students, alumni, and the general public.
A decade ago, Greenville Technical College opened a world-class training facility to meet the growing demand for skilled manufacturing workers for companies such as BMW, Michelin, GE Vernova, Vermeer MV Solutions, Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Magna, and Lockheed Martin.
Greenville Tech is now looking to replicate that investment for a world of manufacturing driven by AI. The college is seeking $30M in funding from the legislature to finish work on a new facility focused on industrial cyber and AI—likely the first community college to embark on such an ambitious project.
Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired its first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity, and equity.
Today, the entire diversity office is gone, an example of changes sweeping universities in states led by conservatives—and a possible harbinger of things to come nationwide.
Federal student aid in the United States depends on one form—the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. But not every student fills it out.
Recently, researchers at The Century Foundation looked closely at completion rates for the FAFSA and cataloged some surprising trends. Among them: Completion rates for low-income students have mostly rebounded after dips seen during the pandemic, while completion rates for most other income groups have declined. Middle-income students, in particular, still have lower completion rates than they did pre-pandemic.
For higher education, the headlines over the past year echo a familiar theme: conservative backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; police in riot gear appearing on college campuses; and presidents of top universities called into congressional hearings.
Some institutions are working to change that narrative, creating programs and initiatives designed to foster a culture of understanding and a critical space for learning during divisive times.
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